Thursday, March 6, 2008

Setback

On the way to my treatment on 28th Feb, I noticed a strange sensation in my left hand, mouth and face. My left hand & arm started twitching convulsively. Of course, I knew what this meant. I was starting to have a seizure. Joan got me to the hospital in double quick time and I was admitted to the ward immediately and put on intravenous anti-convulsants called Epilim [ very expensive ]. I was surprised at how long it took for the seizure to be brought under control. It was a most unpleasant experience both for me and Joan to observe. After getting through the night, I was stabilised. During the night I was amazed to wake up, finding myself being assaulted, punched and slapped in the face. Completely at a loss to understand how a hospital could be run this way. Next day when I spoke to the neurologist, he explained that this was a classic case of alien hand syndrome. Eventually I was discharged on 4th March and am now at home going for treatment daily. Treatment is fine but I am very tired and my left hand is unable to type, so Joan is doing the typing for me. Lets leave it there for the time being. Thanks for all your support. I am blessed with the best friends.

About my site

Hi from John, fit and apparently healthy at the time of writing this. I learned on 14 January, 2008 that I had a tumour growing in my brain.This is a personal diary of the events and processes as they unfold.I have never kept a diary before and suspect that what is on my mind probably has limited interest for most people.

This diary is mainly to help me organize my thoughts and to be available for reading by family and friends. Anyone else who may want to read this personal diary is, of couse, very welcome.

You can either read it as a diary, where the recent entries are at the top and previous ones are below, or may want to read it like a magazine, dipping into the pages or browsing through some of the pictures or the links. You just do what you like!

About Me

Ordinary person, software developer / business trainer / consultant, 62. Full of questions about everything. Nature, mountains help me live in the present. Life is joyful even though I now have a tumour in my brain. Trying to find new perspectives